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Originally Posted by billdan
I got too frustrated with traps and I now use Ratsak instead, they're usually dead in 2-3 days.
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Ratsak and most other rat poisons load the rats with such toxicity that anything that then eats the rat carcass dies from secondary poisoning. So pythons, kookaburras, butcher birds, magpies and all the raptors which normally help to control rat populations in the wild will die.
Many users of rat poisons need to have their own cats and dogs rushed to vets for treatment due to consuming poisoned rat carcasses. Have a look at "rats secondary poisoning" online for further info.
The only rodenticide that has low secondary poisoning is Racumin which you may need to source online or at a produce supplier. In my experience your local shop and bunnings etc don't stock Racumin. But for the small extra effort involved to get Racumin you'll save the lives of a lot of wildlife and maybe your own pets.